Body color: Dark-olive gray to olive-brown, darker w/ mottling, fins same color as body.
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: convex
Counts: D:XIII,13-15, Ar:6-7, P1:16-18, GR:28-34, LLp:36-45, LLs:?-?, V:2
Occurence: Northern California - Baja California
Depth: 46 meters Size: 43 cm Species code: 30070
Similar species: Grass RF - gillrakers short and stubby, 17-25 (28-34 not short in Kelp RF); pectoral fin does not reach vent (reaches vent in Kelp RF); head spine count typically differs; body green (olive-brown in Kelp RF). Brown RF - dark blotch on operculum (absent in Kelp RF); head spines 6 and 8 typically present. Gopher RF - body mottled w/ light areas; gillrakers 26-30 (typically 31-34 in Kelp RF).